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At battery plant fueled by EV incentives, Kemp slams federal green energy perks

Gov. Brian Kemp picked an unusual spot to deliver his sharpest remarks yet against President Joe Biden’s green energy initiatives: an electric battery supplier that is directly benefiting from a surge of federal spending championed by the White House.

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Georgia governor attacks Biden's electric vehicle policy at federally-backed battery plant

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is escalating his attack on President Joe Biden’s electric vehicle policy

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Brad Raffensperger challenges Donald Trump to a verbal duel

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp isn’t the only Georgia Republican taking the gloves off with Donald Trump. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is also fed up with the attacks from the former president and his allies.

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Georgia is becoming a hub for electric vehicle production. Just don't mention climate

Georgia's Republican governor, Brian Kemp, is pledging to make his state the "electric mobility capital" of the country without embracing the climate realities that are helping drive the transition.

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Patricia Murphy: Georgia Republicans stuck between Trump and a hard place

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Georgia Republicans have a problem. In fact, they have a few. Former President Donald Trump, the man most beloved by the base of the party, has now been indicted on dozens of criminal charges in two states.

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Some in Georgia GOP seek purity test as Trump appears at convention in aftermath of indictment

A right-wing Republican Party faction in Georgia is seeking to punish GOP officials it considers ideological traitors by banning them from future primary ballots

The Independent UK

Fascism, free speech and Cop City

Clampdown on protests in Atlanta's Cop City isn't an isolated local issue — it's about America in 2023

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‘Cop City’ protest lawyers challenge use of domestic terrorism statute

Attorneys for protester argue law is unconstitutional restraint on free speech as legal defense fund organizers also arrested

The Guardian - US

Arrest of ‘Stop Cop City’ bail fund organisers is ‘alarming escalation’ of police retaliation, activists warn

Three people behind legal aid group supporting Atlanta protesters charged with money laundering and fraud

The Independent UK

Hyundai and LG announce $4.3 billion plant in Georgia to build batteries for electric vehicles

Hyundai and LG Energy Solution say they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant in Georgia

The Independent UK

Kemp, Netanyahu meet to boost Israel-Georgia ‘synergy’

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gov. Brian Kemp met for roughly an hour Sunday at the Israeli leader’s Jerusalem office to discuss U.S.-Israeli relations, the threat of a nuclear Iran and economic development opportunities in Georgia.

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Kemp’s trade mission to Israel launches at tense time

JERUSALEM — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and a delegation of state leaders arrived in Israel on Saturday for a weeklong economic development mission amid domestic turmoil over a proposed judicial overhaul and a fresh cease-fire that ended a bloody conflict with militant groups.

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Georgia’s mental health hotline is a national leader. Some worry about its expansion.

Georgia’s new 988 mental health hotline service, which launched last summer, was recognized on Friday as a model for other states. But some Democratic lawmakers in the Legislature say last-minute budget cuts made by the governor’s office could hamper the planned expansion of 988.

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Pence allies create super PAC to bolster likely presidential bid

The “Committed to America” PAC can raise unlimited donations.

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Pence allies launching super PAC to back former vice president's expected 2024 candidacy

Allies of former Vice President Mike Pence are launching a new super PAC to support his expected candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination

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Mike Pence might run for president. So supporters are launching a super PAC to fund it

As former Vice President Mike Pence weighs whether or not to run for president in 2024, his backers are putting money up to fund a run.

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Hospitals create police forces to stem growing violence against staff

Georgia is the latest state to enact a law that allows hospitals to create independent police forces. Critics worry the law enforcement focus could have unintended consequences.

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Trump rages after sexual abuse verdict but legal woes have only just begun

Investigations are mounting, making it harder for the former president to spin his troubles as persecution by liberal elites

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Despite cracks in Republican gun-rights wall, differences between states widen

There have been a few cracks in the predictable pattern of Republican-controlled states loosening gun laws while Democratic states tighten them in recent weeks

Fortune

Why there will be no winners in the never-ending war between Disney and DeSantis

Every governor in the country, Republican or Democrat, would be thrilled to have Disney make these investments in their state–except Ron DeSantis.

The Independent UK

Georgia enacts law letting panel punish, oust prosecutors

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a bill into law creating a new commission empowered to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors

The Guardian - US

Georgia governor signs bill that allows removal of district attorneys

Law that is seen as thinly veiled power grab sets up commission with power to investigate complaints against DAs

The Independent UK

Georgia's Kemp veers from Trump, but state GOP not moving on

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is trying to steer the Republican Party away from Donald Trump and his 2020 election lies, but his state party shows little interest in moving on

Tribune News Service

Patricia Murphy: Brian Kemp takes the lead for Republicans trying to get past Trump

You wouldn’t think that stating the obvious would look so much like a profile in courage, or at least a profile in candor. But that’s exactly what it is for today’s Republican Party, which is facing a third presidential election with Donald Trump at the top of the pile and…

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